Further increase in German rapeseed imports in 2017/18

September 9, 2018 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that according to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany saw another rise in rapeseed imports in the 2017/18 marketing year. Imports hit a record high at just under 6 million tons.

In the 2017/18 marketing year, the German oil mill industry imported around 6 million tons of rapeseed. This translates to an almost 6 per cent surge from the previous year to the highest quantity ever. The largest amount came from the EU-28, although its share dropped around 2 per cent from the year-earlier period, to 75 per cent. France was the main supplier country, accounting for 1.4 million tons, which was, however, down around 4 per cent from 2016/17. The Netherlands were a long way behind in second position, exporting 0.74 million tons of third-country rapeseed. Australia, the largest direct third-country supplier, exported around 0.71 million tons of rapeseed to Germany. This translates to a 27 per cent decline from a year earlier. However, the biggest growth was recorded for imports from Ukraine. Based on data from Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH, the country’s rapeseed shipments to Germany tripled to 0.67 million tons compared to the previous year. This made Ukraine the fourth biggest supplier country, accounting for more than 11 per cent of total imports.

 

Category: Fuels

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